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unusual facts about Nakatomi


Nakatomi

Fox Plaza (Los Angeles), used as the fictional building Nakatomi Plaza, in the movie Die Hard


Kogo Shūi

Historically, both the Inbe and Nakatomi clans had long performed religious services for the Japanese imperial court.

L.A. Style

L.A. Style was a Dutch electronic dance music duo, consisting of founder and producer and radio DJ Wessel van Diepen (who later also created Nakatomi and the successful Vengaboys) and composer Denzil Slemming (a.k.a. Michiel Van Der Kuy of Laserdance and Koto fame).

Nakatomi clan

However, by the time of Nakatomi no Kamatari, in the early 7th century, the clan had switched sides, possibly as a result of their loyalty and close connection to the Imperial family; following Prince Shōtoku, likely the most famous advocate of Buddhism in all of Japanese history, and later Prince Naka no Ōe, the Nakatomi helped eliminate the Soga clan, powerful and very active supporters of Buddhism, and of the current administration of the time (see Isshi Incident).

Kogo Shūi—a record of the conflict between the Nakatomi and Inbe clans.

Takemikazuchi

The Nakatomi clan, essentially the priestly branch of the Fujiwara clan, also placed the veneration of the Takemikazuchi/Kashima deity in the Kasuga Grand Shrine in Nara.


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